The Cunning Man Burghfield Bridge Burghfield RG30 3RB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01020/ADV - Advert Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of illuminated and non -illuminated signs to the exterior of the building. Sign a - existing post pictorial to be stripped back by others, with new hangman sleever and bracket/boot and new pictorial fitted and linolites. Sign b - new set of individual housename letters and back panel with trough light. Sign c - 1x new double sided car park entrance sign with trough light. Sign d - 1x brass lantern to main entrance. Sign e - 6x LED flood lights (by others). Sign f - 1x muddy boot sign. Sign g - 1x CCTV legal sign by door. Sign h - 1x CCTV logo sign. Sign I - 1x garden notice. Sign j - 1x signwritten housename and back panel to rear elevation.sign k - 1x new double sided directional sign . Sign l - 1x replacement deep water sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Consultation
10 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 987 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway
The site is about 987 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Reading built-up area; Flood defence about 37 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Priority habitat about 15 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Advert Application
Postcode
RG30 3RB
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish
Burghfield Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 9 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 100% of signs and adverts here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Berkshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #199 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Berkshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #122 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #142 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #199 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #203 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
65 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
57 decided
1,045
Total decisions
108 refused in the year to March 2026